Jeopardy Review Smackdown

Vivacious Vocab

100

unable to make up one's mind; indecisive

What is "fickle"?

200

loiter (link / def / cartoon) efface (link / def / cartoon)

lawyer / to hang around somewhere without a purpose / a lawyer hanging out near the entrance of an emergency room erase / to rub or wipe away / one drawing of a man erasing another drawing of a man

300

Rivet (link / def / cartoon) herbicide (link / def / cartoon)

rivet / to fasten with metal bolts; to hold the attention of / mechanic on-stage using a drill suicide / a substance used to kill plants, usually weeds / a plant pointing a spray bottle of herbicide at itself

400

aspire (link / def / cartoon for ALL of these words) bleak ajar fortuitous

retire / to seek, obtain, or achieve a goal / a guy in an office with his feet up on the desk--he's daydreaming leak / depressing, discouraging, harsh, emotionally raw / two guys in a boat that has a leak in it jar / left slightly open (such as a window or door) / row of jars with animal specimens, one lid is slightly open, etc. fortune for the two of us / good fortune occurring by accident / leak in a boat but there's a treasure in the water beneath the boat

500

callow (link / def / cartoon for ALL of the following) irascible fickle photogenic noxious

shallow / immature, inexperienced / scuba diver...etc. wrestle bulls / easily angered, irritable / guy holding bull... pickle / something that's easily changeable / pregnant... photo genie / to look good in photos / genie and bottle... knocks us / physically or emotionally harmful to humans / woman walking with strong perfume odor

Grease Monkey

100

In general, you must capitalize the seasons. Such as Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer. True or False?

False.

200

When do you capitalize the word southwest and when don't you? Give an example. When do you capitalize the word "aunt" and when don't you? Give an example.

When it refers to a well-known section of the country. Example: "The Southwest is terribly hot in the summer." When the person's name directly follows the word "aunt." Example: "I am going over to my Aunt Jane's house."

300

1. When do you capitalize the word "senator" and when don't you? Also provide an example. 2. When do you place a period or comma inside a closing quotation mark? 3. When do you place a question mark inside a closing quotation mark? Give an example.

1. When the person's name directly follows the title. Example: Yesterday, I spoke to Senator Brown. 2. A period or comma always go inside the closing quotation mark. 3. The question mark goes inside the closing quotation mark if the information inside the quotes is a question. Example: John asked Alan, "Are you going to the store?"

400

1. What is the definition of a run-on sentence? Provide an example. What is the definition of a fragment? Provide an example.

1. A sentence that has more than one independent clause, but there is not the correct punctuation between the clauses. Example: "John drove to the store and he bought a gallon of milk." 2. A group of words with a subject and a verb, but that can't stand on its own as a complete thought. Example: "When I went to the store."

500

1. What are the three most common ways of fixing a run-on sentence? 2. Turn one of the following independent clauses into a dependent clause by adding a word. (If you also need to delete a word, do that.) "John went to the store, and he bought himself a gallon of milk." What is the official name of that type of word?

1. a. Form two separate sentences by adding periods. b. Place a semi-colon between the two clauses. c. Place a comma after one of the clauses and add a coordinating conjuction 2. Example: "When John went to the store, he bought himself a gallon of milk." Type of word = dependent marker word

Get a Job!

100

What order should you place items throughout your resume--for example, the jobs under the Work Experience section?

Chronologically, most recent first to oldest last

200

In the work history section of a resume, what type of word should you use to begin each bullet point?

An action verb

300

1. What is the term for the one sentence that often appears at the top of a resume (just under the name and address, etc., section)? 2. What is the mistake that people make when writing that one sentence?

1. "Objective" or "Personal Objective" or "Objective Statement" or "Personal Statement" 2. They make the sentence too self-focused and don't make a point of showing that they care about adding value to the company.

400

1. What is the one thing that can make a hiring manager throw a resume in the trash? 2. How long does the typical hiring manager look at a resume before deciding whether to throw it out?

1. Typos--including extra spaces, spelling errors, grammar mistakes, formatting errors 2. About 15 to 20 seconds (I will accept answer that is between 10 and 20 seconds)

500

When writing bullet points for the Work Experience section, what TWO things do the best resume writers focus on? They don't just focus on tasks, they instead focus on __________________ and try to _______________ their performance (or try to give ________________s for their performance)

1. They focus on their ACCOMPLISHMENTS (or similar explanation) and they try to QUANTIFY (or try to give NUMBERS) for their performance.

Roses are red...

100

1. True of False: The first thing you should do when sitting down to analyze a poem is to look for a rhyme scheme. 2. If true, explain why. If false, explain what you should do instead.

1. False 2. Read through the poem without stopping, just to try to get a general sense of the poem.

200

In the video "PSI: Boston," what did Captain O'Boyle say was often the biggest clue to solving a poem?

"The title of the poem often gives you the biggest clue."

300

1. What is it called when you mark notes directly on the page of a book, essay, poem, etc.? 2.

1. Annotation

400

Fill in the blanks from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins: I say __________________ and watch him probe his way out, / or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for _______________. / I want them to ______________across the surface of a poem / They begin beating it with a hose to _____________________.

I say drop a mouse into a poem / and watch him probe his way out, / or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch. / I want them to waterski / across the surface of a poem / They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means.

500

List at least four steps to reading a poem without using "read the poem" as one of your answers.

Examples: Circle any words you don't know; circle any words you think are really important; look closely at the punctuation so that you know how the poet wants you to read the poem; ask questions about the narrator of the poem, such as Who is he or she? What is he or she doing?; Consider the setting of the poem: Where is this taking place?; consider the tone of poem--is it sad or happy or wistful or longing...or what?; What is the significance of the title of the poem?;

"Read, boy, read!"

100

1. Where did Sister Souljah grow up? 2. What is the title of one of her books other than No Disrespect? 3. Name two of the names of the characters from No Disrespect that are also the names of two chapters.

1. The Bronx when she was younger; somewhere in Jersey when she was older. (?!) 2. The Coldest Winter Ever. Midnight, A Gangster Love Story. Midnight and the Meaning of Love. 3. Nikki. Darrick. (?)

200

1. What is the name of one book of Ted Conover's other than Coyotes? 2. What terms has Conover used to describe his type of writing? 3. In what city does Conover currently teach?

1. Rolling Nowhere. Newjack. Whiteout. Etc. 2. Any of the following: The New New Journalism. Creative Nonfiction. Narrative Nonfiction. 3. New York City.

300

1. What two questions did Chris Gardner ask the guy driving the red Farrari? 2. Name one of Gardner's other books (other than The Pursuit of Happyness) 3. In what city did Gardner grow up in? 4. In what city did Gardner start his own brokerage firm?

1. What do you do? and How do you do it? 2. Start Where You Are. 3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4. Chicago, Illinois

400

1. What city and/or country did Elie Wiesel live in when the Nazis showed up? 2. What was the name of one of the camps where Wiesel was imprisoned by the Nazis? 3. What happened to Wiesel's father? (Describe from the book) 4. Where has Wiesel taught for many years?

1. Sighet, Romania. 2. Birkenau; Auschwitz 3. He was beaten by guards. Then he fell asleep. When Elie woke up in the morning, his father was gone. He never saw his father again. 4. Boston University

500

1. Where does Michael Patrick MacDonald's All Souls take place? 2. How many of MacDonald's siblings die before the age of 27? 3. MacDonald has a brother who is a good boxer. What happens to him? 4. What quality is it about the place he grew up that makes it hard for people to deal with that place's problems? 5. What program did MacDonald start to combat the violence in Southie?

1. Southie. 2. ?? 3. He is killed in a robbery. 4. The code of silence. No one wants to, as they say, "air their dirty laundry." No wants to speak bad about Southie. 5. A gun buy-back program.